RIVERTON FAMILY MEDICINE
13030 Military Rd. S., Suite 210
Seattle, WA 98168
(WK) 206-242-6500, (FX) 206-246-7946

E-mail:  ekay@u.washington.edu
URL:    http://divingdoc.com
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
1988        NOAA / UHMS Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
1980-83  Swedish Hospital Family Medicine Residency
                Seattle, Washington.  Board Certified in Family Medicine.
1976-80   University of California, San Francisco
                 School of Medicine.  Degree - MD
1973-76   University of California, San Diego.
                 Graduated - B.A., Summa Cum Laude
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
                American Board of Family Medicine, Re-certified five times
                American Board of Preventive Medicine - Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
                Diving Medical Examiner - UHMS
                Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
                NOAA / UHMS Certification in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
                Washington State Medical License
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1983 -     Riverton Family Medicine.  A Board Certified Family
                Practitioner and Fellow of the American Academy of Family
                Physicians.  Affiliated with Highline Medical Group
                1991 to present.
1995 -     Diving Medical Officer, University of Washington, Seattle
1997 -     Medical Director, Divers Institute of Technology, Seattle
2005-06  Consultant in Hyperbaric Medicine,
                Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
1991-92  Director of Hyperbaric Medicine, The Institute of Applied
                Physiology and Medicine.  Seattle, WA.
1989-92  Riverton Hospital and Highline Medical Group Emergency
                and Urgent Care, part time
1982-83  Northwest Emergency Physicians, Emergency Room and
                Family Practice Clinic coverage, part time
1966-70  U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman, highest grade E-5.
                Graduated "Honor Man", served with the U.S. Marines in
                Vietnam as medic, participating in seven combat operations.
                Awarded Presidential Unit Commendation and Purple Heart.
LECTURES AND CONFERENCES (selected)
        * Lecturer, 12th Annual Advances in Family Practice Symposium
           University of  Washington, Category I CME.  Topic - "Problem
           Wounds and the Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"
        * Lecturer, NOAA Physicians Training Course.  Topics, "Patent
           Foramen Ovale/Atrial Septal Defect", "Workshop in Bubble-
           Contrast Echocardiography", "Case Histories in Diving Injury",
           "The Diver's Physical Exam". A four hour presentation on Diving
           Medicine
        * Lecturer, NOAA Diving Medical Technician Training course. Topics,
           "Examination of the Chest", "Oxygen Administration for Diving
           Injuries"
        * Lecturer, University of Washington Category I Lecture Series.
           "New Concepts in the Management of Decompression Sickness"
        * Lecturer, Physicians and Nurse Practitioners of North Seattle
           Public Health Department, "The Diving Physical Exam"
        * Lecturer, Northwest Diving Rescue Workshop.  Topic "First Aid
           In Diving Accidents"
        * Lecturer, "The No-Scalpel Vasectomy", Sponsored
           by Planned Parenthood and the UW School of Nursing
        * Workshops. Washington Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting,
           "Clinical Applications of Computers"
        * Workshops. American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meetings,
           "E-Mail for the Family Physician."  A series of six on-line workshops
        * Presentation. Washington State Board of Health, "The On-Line Doc:
          An Introduction to Telemedicine"
        * University of Washington post graduate lecture (Nursing 510)
           "Ear pain and Hearing Loss"
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
        * Televised Presentation, "The Divers Ear-Under Pressure", a
           one-hour televised lecture sponsored by the University of Washington,
           UWTV, 9/00
        * President, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Pacific
           Chapter, 1994 - 1995
        * Guest Commentary "MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour" nationally televised
          12/93, Subject, "Health Care and Physician Payment Reform"
        * Appointed Member, National Delegation to the Healthcare
           Financing Administration (HCFA), testifying on physician
           reimbursement and payment reform, 5/92
        * President, King County Academy of Family Physicians, 1990
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS
        * American Academy of Family Physician
        * King County Medical Society
        * Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
        * Washington Academy of Family Physicians,
           Chief of Operations, 2003 - present
        * King County Academy of Family Physicians, President 1990 - 1991
           Executive Board member, 1984 - Present
AWARDS, HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION
        * Distinguished Preceptor of 2004, University of Washington
        * Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
        * Provost Honors, Regent's Scholar, Summa Cum Laude graduate,
           University of  California, San Diego
        * Recipient "Regent's Scholarship".  A full merit scholarship,
           University of California, San Diego
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
        * Highline Community Hospital, Active Staff.
        * Family Practice Department Chair, 2005
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
        * Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University
           of Washington, School of Medicine
        * Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington,
           School of Nursing
PUBLICATIONS
        * Be Prepared and be Careful: One Diver's Final Legacy,
           "Alert Diver", March/April, 1993.
        * Book Review, Diving Physiology in Plain English' Redux
           published in the "Alert Diver", March/April, 1998.
        * In-Water Recompression, Editor and Chair of Proceedings
           from the 48th UHMS Workshop. Seattle, Washington, 1998.
           Published, 1999
WEB SITE
        * Personal Home Page:
           http://divingdoc.com
        * Clinic Site:
           http://users.infoconex.com/ekay/rfm/rfm.html
CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
        * Master of Ceremonies. As President of the King County Academy
           of Family Physicians (KCAFP), Conceived and implemented the
           program for the 41st Washington Academy of Family Physicians
           (WAFP) Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly.
           Seattle, WA
        * Conference Chair.  Chair and Moderator of "An E-Mail Primer for
           Physicians", a 6.5 credit hour course on computer communications
           and information technology for Health Professionals. Sponsored
           by the King County Academy of Family Physicians
        * President.  As President of the Pacific Chapter, Undersea and
           Hyperbaric Medical Society, I chaired a three-day, 18.5 credit
           hour diving conference and scientific assembly
        * Co-Chair.  Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Workshop,
           co-chaired with Dr. Merrill Spencer.  Conceived and implemented
           a 7 hour course titled "In-Water Recompression for Treatment of
           Decompression Sickness."  This gathering of world experts examined
           the feasibility and safety of IWR, Seattle